Control apparatus and method and electronic device

ABSTRACT

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control apparatus and method and an electronic device. Wherein, the apparatus includes: a communicating unit configured to establish communication connection with a controlled object; an image acquiring unit configured to obtain a preview image containing the controlled object; and a controlling unit configured to receive a control instruction inputted according to the preview image, and control the controlled object according to the control instruction. Controlling the controlled object according to the preview image containing the controlled object may realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenient manner, thereby improving user experiences.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and inparticular to a control apparatus and method and an electronic device.

BACKGROUND ART

Currently, as the development of communication technologies, electronicdevices, such as smart mobile phones, and tablet computers, etc., arewidely used; and besides the original functions, such as communication,and entertainment, etc., the functions and applications of theelectronic device have expanded continuously. In recent years,technologies have appeared in which an electronic device, such as asmart mobile phone, etc., is used to control another electronic productor equipment. In such technologies, a specific application in a smartmobile phone is opened, so as to look up and select an electronicproduct or equipment needing to be controlled in a menu, and control theelectronic product or equipment needing the control in the menu.

SUMMARY

Currently, a specific application needs to be opened in using suchelectronic device as a smart mobile phone, etc., to control anotherelectronic product or equipment, and an electronic product or equipmentneeding to be controlled is looked up and selected in a menu. Then theelectronic product or equipment may be controlled via the menu. Hence,the operational process is relatively tedious, and a user cannotdirectly sense a result produced by such an operation in the operationalprocess.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a control apparatus andmethod and electronic device. Controlling the controlled objectaccording to the preview image containing the controlled object mayrealize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure,there is provided a control apparatus, including: a communicating unitconfigured to establish communication connection with a controlledobject; an image acquiring unit configured to obtain a preview imagecontaining the controlled object; and a controlling unit configured toreceive a control instruction inputted according to the preview image,and control the controlled object according to the control instruction.

As will be appreciated, throughout the description herein the term“unit” also may be referred to and/or used equivalently andinterchangeably with the term “module.”

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure,there is provided an electronic device, including the apparatus asdescribed according to the first aspect of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure,there is provided a control method, including: establishingcommunication connection with a controlled object; obtaining a previewimage containing the controlled object; and receiving a controlinstruction inputted according to the preview image, and controlling thecontrolled object according to the control instruction.

An advantage of the embodiments of the present disclosure exists in thatcontrolling the controlled object according to the preview imagecontaining the controlled object may realize control of the controlledobject in a simple and convenient manner, thereby improving userexperiences.

With reference to the following description and drawings, the particularembodiments of the present disclosure are disclosed in detail, andprinciples of the present disclosure and the manners of use areindicated. It should be understood that the scope of the embodiments ofthe present disclosure is not limited thereto. The embodiments of thepresent disclosure contain many alternations, modifications andequivalents within the spirits and scope of the terms of the appendedclaims.

Features that are described and/or illustrated with respect to oneembodiment may be used in the same way or in a similar way in one ormore other embodiments and/or in combination with or instead of thefeatures of the other embodiments.

It should be emphasized that the term “comprises/comprising” when usedin this specification is taken to specify the presence of statedfeatures, integers, steps or components but does not preclude thepresence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps,components or groups thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the disclosure can be better understood with referenceto the following drawings. The components in the drawings are notnecessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearlyillustrating the principles of the present disclosure. To facilitateillustrating and describing some parts of the disclosure, correspondingportions of the drawings may be exaggerated in size, e.g., made largerin relation to other parts than in an exemplary device actually madeaccording to the disclosure. Elements and features depicted in onedrawing or embodiment of the disclosure may be combined with elementsand features depicted in one or more additional drawings or embodiments.Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views and may be used todesignate like or similar parts in more than one embodiment.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control apparatusof Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of controlling a pendant lamp by using thecontrol apparatus of Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of controlling a curtain by using thecontrol apparatus of Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic deviceof Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the control method of Embodiment 3 of thepresent disclosure; and

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the control method of Embodiment 4 of thepresent disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The interchangeable terms “electronic apparatus” and “electronic device”include portable radio communication apparatus. The term “portable radiocommunication apparatus”, which hereinafter may be referred to as a“mobile radio terminal”, “portable electronic device”, or “portablecommunication device”, includes all apparatuses such as mobiletelephones, smart mobile phones, pagers, communicators, electronicorganizers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), smartphones, portablecommunication devices or the like.

In the present application, embodiments of the disclosure are describedprimarily in the context of a portable electronic device in the form ofa mobile telephone (also referred to as “mobile phone”). However, itshall be appreciated that the disclosure is not limited to the contextof a mobile telephone and may relate to any type of appropriateelectronic device, examples of such an electronic device including acamera, a video camera, a tablet computer, a smart watch, a pair ofsmart glasses, a heat wearable device, a wearable device, fixed linetelephone, a medium player, a gaming device, a PDA, and a computer, etc.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described asfollows with reference to the drawings.

Embodiment 1

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control apparatus.FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control apparatusof Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, thecontrol apparatus 100 includes: a communicating unit 101, an imageacquiring unit 102 and a controlling unit 103.

The communicating unit 101 is configured to establish communicationconnection with a controlled object. The image acquiring unit 102 isconfigured to obtain a preview image containing the controlled object.The controlling unit 103 is configured to receive a control instructioninputted according to the preview image, and control the controlledobject according to the control instruction.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that controlling the controlledobject according to the preview image containing the controlled objectmay realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

In this embodiment, the controlled object may include all products orapparatuses needing to be controlled. For example, the controlled objectmay include various home appliances, digital products, family articles,vehicles, and factory equipment, such as lamps, loudspeakers, TV sets,air conditioners, curtains, automobiles, and various mechanicalequipments. The type of a controlled object is not limited inembodiments of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, the communicating unit 101 is configured toestablish communication connection with the controlled object. Forexample, Bluetooth connection may be established by using near fieldcommunication (NFC), so as to establish the communication connection.For example, Bluetooth pairing of the control apparatus 100 and apendant lamp is implemented via NFC contact of the control apparatus 100and a switch of the pendant lamp, so as to establish the Bluetoothconnection.

In this way, setting of Bluetooth pairing is not performed manually, andadvantages of the near field communication and the Bluetooth connectionare combined, thereby achieving radio communication connectionconveniently and quickly.

Furthermore, the communicating unit 101 may use other manners ofconnection. For example, connection is performed via Bluetooth,connection is performed via WiFi. It will be understood that the mannerof connection between the communicating unit and the controlled objectis not limited in embodiments of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, the image acquiring unit 102 is configured to obtaina preview image containing the controlled object; wherein, the previewimage containing the controlled object refers to that the controlledobject is located in a range of the preview image.

In this embodiment, the image acquiring unit includes, for example, acamera unit. The camera unit may include such elements as a lens, aviewfinder, and an image sensor, etc. A user aligns the lens of thecamera unit with the controlled object, so that the controlled object islocated within a preview range of the viewfinder, thereby obtaining thepreview image containing the controlled object. Or the image acquiringunit may also obtain a preview image from another component having afunction of image pickup. The manner of acquiring a preview image by theimage acquiring unit is not limited in embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

In this embodiment, the image acquiring unit may also obtain a previewimage from a remote camera device. For example, when a user goes out,connection with a pickup head mounted at home may be made by thecommunicating unit 101. The pickup head is controlled to align with acontrolled object needing to be controlled, and the image acquiring unitmay provide the preview image containing the controlled object. In thisway, remote control of the controlled object may be implemented.

In this embodiment, the controlling unit 103 is configured to receive acontrol instruction inputted according to the preview image, and tocontrol the controlled object according to the control instruction. Forexample, the controlling unit 103 may receive a control instruction inresponse to an operation of a user, and transmit the control instructionto the controlled object via the communicating unit 101.

In this embodiment, the controlling unit 103 may receive a controlinstruction inputted by the user according to the preview image. Forexample, the controlling unit 103 receives a control instructiongenerated in response to an operation on the controlled object by theuser in the displayed preview image directly, or the controlling unit103 receives a control instruction generated in response to an operationon a control panel by the user in the displayed preview image, or thecontrolling unit 103 receives a control instruction generated inresponse to an operation on a control interface activated according tothe controlled object in the preview image.

In this embodiment, the control apparatus 100 may further include:

a displaying unit 104 configured to display in a real-time manner achange of the controlled object when the controlling unit 103 controlsthe controlled object according to the control instruction, or todisplay a picture played when the controlling unit controls thecontrolled object according to the control instruction.

In this embodiment, the played picture is, for example, a premade image,cartoon, or video, etc.

In this way, the user may see the change of the controlled objectdirectly via the preview image that is displayed in a real-time manner;that is, a result of control may be seen in the preview image while thecontrol is performed, thereby improving interest in and/or enjoyment ofthe control, and further improving user experiences. By playing apicture, such as an image, a cartoon, or a video, in controlling thecontrolled object, interest in and/or enjoyment of the control may beimproved, and user experiences may also be improved. And convenience ofuse is improved as it is not always necessary to aim the lens at thecontrolled object.

In this embodiment, the displaying unit is, for example, a touch screen.However, the structure of the displaying unit is not limited in theembodiments of the present disclosure.

In this embodiment, the displaying unit 104 may further be configured todisplay a control panel, and the controlling unit 103 receives thecontrol instruction inputted via the control panel.

In this embodiment, the displaying unit 104 may display a control panelcorresponding to the controlled object. For example, corresponding todifferent types of controlled objects, different control panels may beprovided.

In this way, a better control result may be obtained by providing adifferent control panel, e.g., a control panel corresponding torespective controlled objects.

In this embodiment, the control apparatus 100 may further include:

an identifying unit 105 configured to identify whether the controlledobject is able to be controlled by the controlling unit according topreobtained identification information and the preview image;

and the controlling unit 103 controls the controlled object when thecontrolled object is able to be controlled by the controlling unit.

In this way, by providing the identifying unit, operation of thecontrolling unit is started when it is identified that the controlledobject is able to be controlled by the controlling unit, and thecontrolling unit is operable to control the controlled object in a casewhere it is determined that the controlled object is able to becontrolled, thereby avoiding ineffective operation.

In this embodiment, the identification information may include an imageand/or preset identification of the controlled object. The image may be,for example, a picture of the controlled object, and the presetidentification may be, for example, a preset pattern or some words.

In this embodiment, in order to obtain the identification information,an identification information acquiring unit 106 may be provided in thecontrol apparatus, the identification information acquiring unit 106being configured to acquire the identification information. In thisembodiment, the identification information acquiring unit 106 isoptional, and is shown in dotted lines in FIG. 1.

In this embodiment, the identification information acquiring unit 106may acquire the identification information in multiple ways. Forexample, after the communicating unit 101 establishes communicationconnection with the controlled object, the identification informationacquiring unit receives the identification information of the controlledobject, obtains the identification information from a network, orlocally obtains the identification information.

In this embodiment, the identification information may be obtained viathe controlled object. For example, before the controlled object entersinto the market, the identification information may be stored in thecontrolled object by the manufacturer, so that the identificationinformation acquiring unit 106 acquires the identification informationfrom the controlled object.

In this embodiment, the identification information may be obtained via anetwork. For example, the manufacturer of the controlled object uploadsthe identification information to the network, and the user may use theidentification information acquiring unit 106 to download theidentification information from a server or cloud end of a correspondingnetwork.

In this embodiment, the identification information may be directlyobtained locally. For example, before the control apparatus 100 entersinto the market, the manufacturer stores the identification informationin the control apparatus 100, so that the identification informationacquiring unit 106 directly obtains the identification informationlocally.

In this embodiment, when the user needs to control the controlledobject, for example, the preview image containing the controlled objectmay be started to be obtained first, and then the identifying unit 105is started for identification. For example, the identifying unit 105 maybe started automatically after the preview image is obtained, and theidentifying unit 105 may be started via a corresponding operation.

In this embodiment, the identifying unit 105 may use any existing imageidentifying method to identify the preview image, such as imageidentification based on an edge, and template matching model, etc. Themethod of image identification is not limited in embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

In this embodiment, in a case where an identification result of theidentifying unit 105 is that the controlled object is able to becontrolled by the control apparatus, the controlling unit 103 isoperated to control the controlled object. The control apparatus 100 mayfurther include a judging unit configured to judge whether theidentification result of the identifying unit 105 is that “thecontrolled object is able to be controlled by the control apparatus”.

In this embodiment, before operating the controlling unit 103, aselection interface may also be activated. For example, when “whetherthe control unit is to be started” is displayed in a screen, if the userselects “yes”, operation of the controlling unit 103 is started. Thecontrol apparatus 100 may further include another judging unitconfigured to judge whether a selection result of the user is “start acontrol mode”.

In this embodiment, the above two judging units may be the samecomponent. The number of judging units and whether a judging unit isincluded in the control apparatus 100 are not limited in embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

In this embodiment, a mode of operation of the controlling unit 103 maycorrespond to the controlled object. That is, different modes ofoperation may be set according to a property and type of the controlledobject and a demand of the user.

In this embodiment, for example, for a controlled object of relativelycomplex operation, a control panel for controlling the controlled objectmay be activated and displayed; and for operation of a relatively simplecontrolled object, a control panel may not be provided, and the user maydirectly operate the controlled object in the displayed preview image.If the controlled object is relatively far away or a size of thecontrolled object is relatively small, the preview image may beenlarged, and the controlled object is operated in the enlargeddisplayed preview image.

For example, the operated object is a pendant lamp, and control of thependant lamp may generally include: turning on/off, adjustinglight-emitting luminance, and adjusting light-emitting colors, etc. Asthe control is relatively complex, a control panel containing such itemsas turning on/off, a luminance adjusting bar, and a color adjusting bar,etc., may be provided, and the control panel is activated and displayedwhen the controlling unit is started, for the user to performcorresponding operations on the control panel, so as to control thependant lamp.

For example, the operated object is a loudspeaker, and control of theloudspeaker may generally include: turning on/off, adjusting volume, andadjusting played items, etc. As the control is relatively complex, acontrol panel containing turning on/off, a volume adjusting bar, aplayed item control button, may be provided, and the control panel isactivated and displayed when the controlling unit is started, for theuser to perform corresponding operations on the control panel, so as tocontrol the loudspeaker.

For example, the operated object is an automobile, and control of theautomobile may generally include: opening/closing of doors, opening ofthe trunk, turning on/off of the onboard air conditioner, and adjustmentof the temperature and wind speed of the onboard air conditioner. As thecontrol is relatively complex, a control panel containingopening/closing of doors, opening of the trunk, turning on/off of theonboard air conditioner, and a temperature adjustment button and a windspeed adjustment button of the onboard air conditioner, may be provided,and the control panel is activated and displayed when the controllingunit is started, for the user to perform corresponding operations on thecontrol panel, so as to control the automobile.

For example, the operated object is a curtain, and control of thecurtain generally includes only opening and closing. A control panel maynot be provided, and the user may directly operate the curtain in thedisplayed preview image, such as sliding a finger in the horizontaldirection, so as to control the movement of the curtain.

In this embodiment, the control panel may further be updated. Forexample, when a function of the controlled object is changed orexpanded, or a demand of the user changes, the control panel may beupdated.

In this embodiment, the control apparatus 100 may further include:

an authenticating unit 107 configured to transmit an authenticationrequest to the controlled object, and receive a message showing whetherthe authentication is successful from the controlled object;

and the controlling unit controls the controlled object when theauthenticating unit 107 receives a message showing that theauthentication is successful.

In this way, security of the control may be improved by authenticatingwhether the control apparatus is authorized to control the controlledobject by the authenticating unit.

In this embodiment, the authenticating unit may not be provided orstarted in controlling common articles in public places or controllingprivate articles at home, and the authenticating unit is provided incontrolling private articles in public places, and the private articlescan only be controlled after the authentication is successful, therebyimproving security of the control.

For example, when an automobile needs to be controlled in a publicparking lot, the authenticating unit 107 transmits an authenticationrequest to the automobile, and the controlling unit 103 is started tocontrol the automobile only after the authentication is passed.

In this embodiment, authentication may be performed by using anyexisting method. For example, the authentication may be performed byusing such methods as entering a password, and acquiring a facial image,a fingerprint, or an iris, of a user.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of controlling a pendant lamp by using thecontrol apparatus of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, first, thecontrol apparatus 100 establishes radio communication connection withthe pendant lamp 201 via the communicating unit 101; then the imageacquiring unit 102 is started to obtain a preview image containing thependant lamp; thereafter, the identifying unit 105 identifies thepreview image according to the preobtained image of the pendant lamp;finally, after it is identified that the pendant lamp is able to becontrolled by the control apparatus, a selection interface 202 may beactivated, that is, “whether to start the controlling unit”. If the userselects “yes”, a control panel 203 is activated and displayed; wherein,the control panel 203 has an on/off button 204, a luminance adjustmentbar 205 and a color adjustment bar 206; and the controlling unit 103, inresponse to an operation of the user for luminance adjustment or on/offof the control panel 203, generates a control instruction forcontrolling the pendant lamp 201, and transmits the control instructionto the pendant lamp 201. During operation by the user, the preview imagemay display in a real-time manner a change of the pendant lamp 201 afterthe control instruction is received, that is, a result of the controlmay be seen intuitively.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of controlling a curtain by using thecontrol apparatus of this embodiment. After the curtain is identified,the user may control the opening and closing of the curtain by sliding afinger in the horizontal direction in the preview image that isdisplayed in a real-time manner.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that controlling the controlledobject according to the preview image containing the controlled objectmay realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

Embodiment 2

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device.FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic deviceof the embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, theelectronic device 400 may include a central processing unit 401 and amemory 402, the memory 402 being coupled to the central processing unit401. It should be noted that such a figure is exemplary only, and othertypes of structures may be used to supplement or replace this structurefor the realization of telecommunications functions or other functions.

In a mode of implementation, functions of the control apparatus may beintegrated into the central processing unit 401. For example, thecentral processing unit 401 may be configured to: establishcommunication connection with a controlled object; obtain a previewimage containing the controlled object; and receive a controlinstruction inputted according to the preview image, and control thecontrolled object according to the control instruction.

For example, the central processing unit 401 may further be configuredto: display the preview image, and display in a real-time manner achange of the controlled object when the controlled object is controlledaccording to the control instruction.

For example, the central processing unit 401 may further be configuredto: display a control panel of the controlled object; and the controlinstruction inputted according to the preview image includes: receivingthe control instruction inputted via the control panel.

The central processing unit 401 may further be configured to: identifywhether the controlled object is able to be controlled by thecontrolling unit according to preobtained identification information andthe preview image; and the receiving the control instruction inputtedvia the control panel and controlling the controlled object according tothe control instruction include: controlling the controlled object whenthe controlled object is able to be controlled by the controlling unit.

The central processing unit 401 may further be configured to: acquirethe identification information; wherein, the acquiring theidentification information includes: after the communication connectionwith the controlled object is established, receiving the identificationinformation of the controlled object, obtaining the identificationinformation from a network, or locally obtaining the identificationinformation.

The identification information includes: an image and/or presetidentification of the controlled object.

The central processing unit 401 may further be configured to: transmitan authentication request to the controlled object, and receive amessage showing whether the authentication from the controlled object issuccessful; and the receiving the control instruction inputted via thecontrol panel and controlling the controlled object according to thecontrol instruction include: controlling the controlled object when thea message showing that the authentication is successful is received

The communication connection is established in the following manner:using near-field communication to establish Bluetooth connection,connecting directly via Bluetooth, or connecting via WiFi.

In another mode of implementation, the control apparatus and the centralprocessing unit 401 may be configured separately. For example, thecontrol apparatus may be configured as a chip connected to the centralprocessing unit 401, with the functions of the control apparatus beingrealized under control of the central processing unit.

As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device 400 may further include acommunication module 403, an input unit 404, an audio processing unit405, a loudspeaker 405-1, a microphone 405-2, a display 406, and a powersupply 407, and an antenna 408. It should be noted that the electronicdevice 400 does not necessarily include all the parts shown in FIG. 4;furthermore, the electronic device 400 may include other parts not shownin FIG. 4, and the prior art may be referred to for these parts.

As shown in FIG. 4, the central processing unit 401 is sometimesreferred to as a controller or control, and may include a microprocessoror other processor devices and/or logic devices. The central processingunit 401 receives input and controls operations of every components ofthe electronic device 400.

The memory 402 may be, for example, one or more of a buffer memory, aflash memory, a hard drive, a mobile medium, a volatile memory, anonvolatile memory, or other suitable devices. And the centralprocessing unit 401 may execute the program stored in the memory 402, soas to realize information storage or processing, etc. Functions of otherparts are similar to those of the prior art, which shall not bedescribed herein any further. The parts of the electronic device 400 maybe realized by specific hardware, firmware, software, or any combinationthereof, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that controlling the controlledobject according to the preview image containing the controlled objectmay realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

Embodiment 3

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a control method. As aprinciple of the method for solving problems is similar to those of thefunction of the components of the control apparatus of Embodiment 1, theimplementation of the control apparatus of Embodiment 1 may be referredto for the implementation of the method, and identical parts shall notbe described herein any further.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the control method of this embodiment. As shownin FIG. 5, the method includes:

step 501: establishing communication connection with a controlledobject;

step 502: obtaining a preview image containing the controlled object;and

step 503: receiving a control instruction inputted according to thepreview image, and controlling the controlled object according to thecontrol instruction.

The method of establishing communication connection with a controlledobject, the method of obtaining a preview image containing thecontrolled object, and the method of receiving a control instructioninputted according to the preview image, and controlling the controlledobject according to the control instruction, of this embodiment, areidentical to what are described in Embodiment 1, which shall not bedescribed herein any further.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that controlling the controlledobject according to the preview image containing the controlled objectmay realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

Embodiment 4

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the control method of this embodiment, whichdescribes an application example of the control method of Embodiment 3.

As shown in FIG. 6, the method includes:

step 601: establishing communication connection with a controlledobject;

step 602: obtaining an image of the controlled object from thecontrolled object;

step 603: obtaining a preview image containing the controlled object;

step 604: transmitting an authentication request to the controlledobject, and receiving a message showing whether the authentication fromthe controlled object is successful;

step 605: judging whether the message is “authentication is successful”,and entering into step 606 if it is judged “yes”, otherwise, terminatingthe process;

step 606: identifying the preview image according to the image of thecontrolled object;

step 607: judging whether an identification result is “being able to becontrolled by a controlling apparatus”, entering into step 606 if it isjudged “yes”, and terminating the process if it is judged “no”;

step 608: activating a selection interface, for use by a user inselecting whether to start a controlling unit;

step 609: judging whether a selection result of the user is “yes”,entering into step 608 if a judgment result is “yes”, and terminatingthe process if the judgment result is “no”; and

step 610: receiving a control instruction inputted according to thepreview image, and controlling the controlled object according to thecontrol instruction.

The method of establishing communication connection with a controlledobject, the method of obtaining an image of the controlled object fromthe controlled object, the method of obtaining a preview image, themethod of identifying the preview image according to the image of thecontrolled object, and the method of receiving a control instructioninputted according to the preview image, and controlling the controlledobject according to the control instruction, of this embodiment, areidentical to what are described in Embodiment 1, which shall not bedescribed herein any further.

It can be seen from the above embodiment that controlling the controlledobject according to the preview image containing the controlled objectmay realize control of the controlled object in a simple and convenientmanner, thereby improving user experiences.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides acomputer-readable program, wherein when the program is executed in acontrol apparatus or an electronic device, the program enables thecomputer to carry out the control method as described in Embodiment 3 orEmbodiment 4 in the control apparatus or the electronic device.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a storagemedium in which a computer-readable program is stored, wherein thecomputer-readable program enables the computer to carry out the controlmethod as described in Embodiment 3 or Embodiment 4 in a controlapparatus or an electronic device.

The above apparatuses and methods of the present disclosure may beimplemented by hardware, or by hardware in combination with software.The present disclosure relates to such a computer-readable program thatwhen the program is executed by a logic device, the logic device isenabled to carry out the apparatus or components as described above, orto carry out the methods or steps as described above.

The present disclosure also relates to a storage medium for storing theabove program, such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, a CD, a DVD, and aflash memory, etc.

The present disclosure is described above with reference to particularembodiments. However, it should be understood by those skilled in theart that such a description is illustrative only, and not intended tolimit the protection scope of the present disclosure. Various variantsand modifications may be made by those skilled in the art according tothe spirits and principle of the present disclosure, and such variantsand modifications fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

1. A control apparatus, comprising: a communicating unit configured toestablish communication connection with a controlled object; an imageacquiring unit configured to obtain a preview image containing thecontrolled object; and a controlling unit configured to receive acontrol instruction inputted according to the preview image, and controlthe controlled object according to the control instruction.
 2. Theapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises:a displaying unit configured to display in a real-time manner a changeof the controlled object when the controlling unit controls thecontrolled object according to the control instruction, or to display apicture played when the controlling unit controls the controlled objectaccording to the control instruction.
 3. The apparatus according toclaim 2, wherein the displaying unit is further configured to display acontrol panel, and the controlling unit receives the control instructioninputted via the control panel.
 4. The apparatus according to claim 3,wherein the displaying unit displays a control panel corresponding tothe controlled object.
 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, whereinthe apparatus further comprises: an identifying unit configured toidentify whether the controlled object is able to be controlled by thecontrolling unit according to preobtained identification information andthe preview image; and the controlling unit controls the controlledobject when the controlled object is able to be controlled by thecontrolling unit.
 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein theapparatus further comprises: an identification information acquiringunit configured to acquire the identification information; wherein,after the communicating unit establishes communication connection withthe controlled object, the identification information acquiring unitreceives the identification information of the controlled object,obtains the identification information from a network, or locallyobtains the identification information.
 7. The apparatus according toclaim 5, wherein the identification information comprises: an imageand/or preset identification of the controlled object.
 8. The apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises: anauthenticating unit configured to transmit an authentication request tothe controlled object, and receive a message showing whether theauthentication from the controlled object is successful; and thecontrolling unit controls the controlled object when the authenticatingunit receives a message showing that the authentication is successful.9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communicating unitestablishes the communication connection in the following manner: usingnear-field communication to establish Bluetooth connection, connectingdirectly via Bluetooth, or connecting via WiFi.
 10. An electronicdevice, comprising the apparatus as claimed in claim
 1. 11. A controlmethod, comprising: establishing communication connection with acontrolled object; obtaining a preview image containing the controlledobject; and receiving a control instruction inputted according to thepreview image, and controlling the controlled object according to thecontrol instruction.
 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein themethod further comprises: displaying in a real-time manner a change ofthe controlled object when controlling the controlled object accordingto the control instruction, or displaying a picture played whencontrolling the controlled object according to the control instruction.13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the method furthercomprises: displaying a control panel; and the receiving a controlinstruction inputted according to the preview image comprises: receivingthe control instruction inputted via the control panel.
 14. The methodaccording to claim 13, wherein the displaying a control panel comprises:displaying a control panel corresponding to the controlled object. 15.The method according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:identifying whether the controlled object is able to be controlled bythe controlling unit according to preobtained identification informationand the preview image; and the receiving a control instruction inputtedaccording to the preview image, and controlling the controlled objectaccording to the control instruction comprises: controlling thecontrolled object when the controlled object is able to be controlled bythe controlling unit.
 16. The method according to claim 15, wherein themethod further comprises: acquiring the identification information;wherein, the acquiring the identification information comprises: afterthe communication connection with the controlled object is established,receiving the identification information of the controlled object,obtaining the identification information from a network, or locallyobtaining the identification information.
 17. The method according toclaim 15, wherein the identification information comprises: an imageand/or preset identification of the controlled object.
 18. The methodaccording to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:transmitting an authentication request to the controlled object, andreceiving a message showing whether the authentication from thecontrolled object is successful; and the receiving a control instructioninputted according to the preview image, and controlling the controlledobject according to the control instruction comprises: controlling thecontrolled object when a message showing that the authentication issuccessful is received.
 19. The method according to claim 11, whereinthe communication connection is established in the following manner:using near-field communication to establish Bluetooth connection,connecting directly via Bluetooth, or connecting via WiFi.